Industrial Management & Data Systems articles from January 1996

Industrial Management & Data Systems archives from January 1996

Using metrics to monitor concurrent product development.
January 1, 1996... Introduction In the past, the launch of new electronic products has sometimes occurred too early, resulting in unstable products being shipped. In addition, products are becoming more and more complex with a reduced development cycle, so...

Evaluating research on electronic surveillance: a guide for managers of information technology.
January 1, 1996... Introduction The use of information technology to gauge productivity and to control internally against theft in industries such as banking, communications and airlines has made it an important subject for research and a significant societal...

IT outsourcing contracts: practical issues for management. (information technology)
January 1, 1996... Introduction Information technology (IT) outsourcing is the subcontracting of a part or all of the IT function of a company to an external outsourcing vendor[1]. The degree of subcontracting involved varies across the whole spectrum ranging...

Effects of information structure and problem solving on decision-support system choice.
January 1, 1996... Introduction Simon viewed the decision-making process as four phases: 1 intelligence; 2 design; 3 choice; and 4 review. The intelligence phase organizes and performs the activity of problem finding and formulation[1-6]. The design phase...

Complacent about IT skills. (information technology)(Newsbriefs)
January 1, 1996... Most people in Britain are complacent about their IT abilities and believe they have the right level of training for their work. Worryingly, the people most in need of IT training - those without any formal training and those who started work...

Flexibility: key to survival.
January 1, 1996... Flexible working is now an essential element in the business strategy for most of the UK's top employers. That is the key finding of the fourth survey of Long Term Employment Strategies, published by the Institute of Management (IM) and...